PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Knight
vs
Bezdalinjo

170 cm
23
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bezdalinjo wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bezdalinjo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bezdalinjo tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight is working hard here to advance position.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bezdalinjo's guard.
Bezdalinjo trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Knight gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bezdalinjo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Bezdalinjo from controlling successfully.
Bezdalinjo wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knight punching from the bottom - just letting Bezdalinjo know he's still in a fight.

Bezdalinjo gets to his feet. Knight looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bezdalinjo.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bezdalinjo enables Knight to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bezdalinjo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bezdalinjo looks winded!
Bezdalinjo wants to improve his position but instead Knight has moved into half guard.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bezdalinjo is trying to control but Knight passes into side control!

Knight looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bezdalinjo some visible discomfort.

Knight thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bezdalinjo trying his best to control but Knight has mounted him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bezdalinjo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Knight breaks from Bezdalinjo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bezdalinjo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bezdalinjo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bezdalinjo misses with a hook.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezdalinjo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.

Bezdalinjo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knight gets back to full guard.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Bezdalinjo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to sweep here but Bezdalinjo controlling him for the moment.
Bezdalinjo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bezdalinjo trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Bezdalinjo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Bezdalinjo is breathing heavily.
Knight wants to sweep here but Bezdalinjo controlling him for the moment.
Knight striking off his back but it's not causing Bezdalinjo any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezdalinjo postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knight is on top in guard.
Bezdalinjo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ralph Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Knight has Bezdalinjo up against the cage in a clinch.

Bezdalinjo lands a takedown into guard.
Bezdalinjo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Bezdalinjo shoots in and gets a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bezdalinjo's guard.
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bezdalinjo wants to get back to his feet but Knight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knight distracts Bezdalinjo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bezdalinjo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezdalinjo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight is working Bezdalinjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Laimoninjo Bezdalinjo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bezdalinjo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bezdalinjo controls the pace.
Bezdalinjo cracks Knight with a solid left hand.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bezdalinjo is one step ahead there.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bezdalinjo manages to get himself to full guard.
Bezdalinjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Bezdalinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.

Knight stands up from Bezdalinjo's guard - Knight perhaps looking for a knockout.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezdalinjo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bezdalinjo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.

Bezdalinjo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight drops back looking for a leg! Bezdalinjo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bezdalinjo manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into Bezdalinjo's guard.
Bezdalinjo is looking to sweep but instead, Knight has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knight lands strikes from half guard.
Bezdalinjo wants to stand back up but Knight manages to pass into side control.
Knight lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bezdalinjo down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bezdalinjo to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Knight!